#no Gowan? That's surprising lol

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Buck + Bucky Timeline Info

For fic writers or just curious readers!

Referencing different archives and articles, I've done my best to compile John and Gale's Air Force timeline pre–England, because I feel like a lot of it gets muddied and sometimes we wanna write pre–MOTA canon events lol. Hope it comes in handy!

They meet (on or around) March 29, 1940 and become Flying Cadets at Randolph Field in Texas until August 30, 1940.

Still Flying Cadets, they move to Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas from September 9, 1940 to November 14, 1940.

Both promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Air Corp Reserve on Nov 15, 1940. A bit unsure on the events before their next promotion, because Gale seems to have gone to Barksdale Army Air Field in LA in March of 1941 for advanced flying school, but haven't found anything on whether John went too; I'm assuming he did.

Both promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Air Corp on April 25, 1942. Not clear on whether this took place in LA or back in Texas or elsewhere.

Became instructors for the 29th Bombardment Group at McDill Air Force Field in Tampa, Florida on May 25, 1942.

Promoted to Captain and transferred to Gowan Field, Boise Idaho, but possibly at different times? All I can find is that by October they were both for sure there, but Gale was promoted to Captain on July 28, 1942 and transferred then, and John was promoted to Captain in August of 1942, but it doesn't specify when he transferred.

At Gowan Field in October of 1942, Gale was promoted to Commanding Officer for the 350th Bomb Squadron/100th Bomb Group, and John was promoted to Operations Officer for the 100th Bomb Group.

Transferred to Walla Walla Army Air Field in Washington in November of 1942.

Transferred to Wendover Army Air Field in Utah in December of 1942.

Both promoted to Majors in Sioux City, Iowa in January of 1943.

Transferred to Kearny, Nebraska (assuming to Kearney Air Force Base) in February of 1943. Cue P1 of MOTA!

In May of 1943, John traveled with an advance party to Podington, England to prepare the base for the 100th Bomb Group. On May 27 1943, Gale (with the 100th) left for Bangor, Maine. From there, he flew out across the Atlantic and arrived at Thorpe Abbotts on June 9 1943. And we know what happens from then on. :-)

If any of this is incorrect or you have extra information to add to the timeline, please let me know!! I wouldn't be surprised if I've missed things, but this is how their flight school/pre–England timeline went to the best of my knowledge. Hopefully this is helpful for some other writers too! I can throw together a timeline for their missions/events during MOTA as well if that's something anyone's interested in; it's easy enough to find mission dates in comparison to finding these pre–100th dates, but it might be nice to have them all in one place. x

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My 2020 Tumblr Top 10

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8 for quarrel prompt? Love your writing! ✨🥺

Im glad you enjoy my writing (even though im bloody slow to upload lol). This was inspired heavily by a scene from the movie (and book!) High Fidelity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnkrIObJqpk

#8 - “I’m tired of it all”

As he entered the secluded bedroom of some strangers house, he muttered to John, “What’re you doing up here, all on yer lonesome?”

“Nuthin’” he grumbled from the bed, scarcely looking over to Paul. Waltzing around the room, Paul said with a slight light-heartedness, “You got a girl stashed here somewhere?” John shook his head ‘no’, but Paul smiled and said, “’M not Aunt Mimi, y’know, im not here to tell you off love.”

Sharply, John shot back, “Yeah? Then why’re you here?”

“I was worried. ‘Bout you.” Realising he sounded a little too saccharine, he swiftly interjected, “Wasn’t enjoying meself anyway.”

“Maybe you should just fuck off back to Jane then.” John suggested as a he stood up, walking across the room to meet Paul halfway.

Paul flirted, “Nah – she’s not even home.”

“Then find some other bird,” he muttered fiercely. Gingerly grasping Johns hips, Paul stated, “Don’t really want some other bird,” and as he gently played with Johns hair, he half-whispered, “I want you.”

“Piss off.” John growled, pushing the other away.

“Oi, what’s your problem?”

“Nuthin’ Paul – just leave me alone, will ye?” Paul was hurt, but he still persisted, gently asking this time, “C’mon now, what’s up with you?”

John heaved a stressed sigh, and then grasping his head in his hands, he said, “Im tired. Im tired of it all, Paul.”

Sarcastically, Paul swept back, “Gee, thanks. You really know how to make a guy feel special-”

“No, no - listen Paul. Im tired of it all; im tired of the girls, im tired of the jealousy, im tired of the cheating, im tired of the ‘open relationship’ - im tired of sex! I don’t want any of this anymore!”

“So yer dicks goin’ into retirement then?”

John smiled at the light joke, but then continued, “Not quite. But I just…I just don’t want any more of any of that stuff because-“

“You’re tired.” Paul interrupted.

“Yes.” John stated bluntly, then slowly continued, “but im not tired of you. I never seem to get tired of you.”

Surprised by this comment, Paul asked, “So...so you’re sayin’ you only want me? No more girls?”

John nodded meekly, then asserted, “But you don’t want me, or y’know, you don’t want just me.”

“John, thats not true-“

“But it is - you want kids and a fancy lady and all that; and you want the world to go on luvin’ you. I can’t give you that. I can never give you that.”

“Well…gosh, I dunno. What does this mean fer us?”

“I dunno. Break up for a few months I guess, till I come crawlin’ back to you.”

“I- I don’t want that though. I do want you-“

“Cut the crap McCartney! You don’t fookin’ want me – so ye better stop leading me on like this, you’ve been doing it 10 fookin’ years.”

“Oh yeah, and you haven’t been doin’ exactly the same thing to me, right? D’you know how much it hurt, watching you get married-“

“Always with the ‘marriage shit’, aren’t ye Macca?”

“Fine.” Paul whined defeatedly. “Fine - you are right, about me, y’know, wanting everyone to gowan loving me. But can ye really blame me? I mean, im sure you don’t want that kind of attention, do ye?”

John just smiled weakly at this, revelling in his rightness about Pauls insecurity. Mockingly, he retorted, “I only have eyes for you, love.” Paul looked away from him to the floor, thinking what he could possibly say: love him, all of him and only him, or leave him – those were his only choices. Finally, he broke out in a whisper, “Gosh…I just don’t know what to say…”

“Marry me?” John blurted out; he was joking but something sincere still lingered in his throat. Paul chuckled, “That’s not legal, mate.” But a part of him still honestly contemplated it, despite understanding its futility.

[oliver-in-retrograde]

record player, hot cocoa, brown sugar

Record Player - Love songs or breakup songs?

BOTH! I like to loop songs if i really like them but i’ve also enjoyed this autoplay feature youtube has, it kinda gets me out just looping the same song for an hour lol. I like my emo songs though, and don’t tend to notice how often i play them until i’m actually depressed and have to listen to happy songs (in majority) for awhile. 

Hot Cocoa - Three things you love about yourself?my weird little dog brain lmao, how i can navigate 10 different topics at rapid speed when considering writing or conversations and still loop back to a few of them like the conversation didnt detour. I like that I can surprise and impress myself with puns and bizarre logic; like vampires are actually calcified and thats why they need to drink blood, because it has the highest level of calcium next to cows milk and cant go in the sun since the sun oxidizes calcium. I like the way my face has turned out, its changed a LOT over my life and its probably why i’m always intrigued by my reflection lol its equal parts vanity and self love. My eyes are super cool too, as a kid I wished I had one green eye like my dads but now I’m glad they are brown and I think it’s cool how different they can be depending on my mood and lighting and how they sometimes look grey in pictures just from the thin line around the outside. I like that I’ve learned to listen to my instincts and pay attention to being as self aware as I am, I like that I’ve stopped worrying so much what strangers think and just wear whatever/am getting more comfortable with myself. You’ve had a very profound effect on me and while once it would’ve freaked me out to be in such a constant flux of change and growth, now I enjoy it and even look forward to it :3 I like how I am regaining some of my very early childhood boldness!

Brown Sugar - What is making your heart warm today?That you guys got to see Gowan and had such a good time and saw some more young queers in the crowd. Also this song, which is reminding me of cons and hanging out as a pack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbbuI2jndEI am very full of pack love right now~ your birthday was amazing and all the cakes were so tasty I feel all revived like I’ve been to a con and I’m excited to go out to the cottage for 2 weeks, we’ve never been for that long before!! 

[icouldbemoreclever]

rules: answer 30 questions and tag some people

I got tagged by @5amz~

nickname(s): Buttface, Cattio, and once there was someone who called me Rairi and tbh it still.. warms my heart.

gender: Agender

sign: Virgo, which shouldn’t surprise anyone

height: 5′6″

time: 11:57pm

birthday: Sept 2

favorite bands: Umm I’m bad at remembering who I like but, fun., The Format, Stars, Styx, The Killers, Tegan and Sarah, New Order

solo artists: Nate Ruess, Gowan, Rie Fu, Carly Rae Jepson, David Usher, Phil Collins

song stuck in my head: I started listening to Against All Odds by Phil Collins just now so probably that, but I have been humming Reason by Yuzu all day

last show i watched: Hunter x Hunter.... big shock there

when did i create this blog: Ummm I think it was late 2012 or early 2013?

what do i post: Mostly Hunter x Hunter and other anime at this point... if you’ve got a problem with it then I suggest calling up Nate Ruess and asking him to return from the dead.

what did i last google: I googled the spelling of “shouganai” so that I could make that vague post lol

other blogs: I have a photo blog that I haven’t updated in forever, a vent blog, a witchcraft blog that I’m gonna delete cause I never use it, and I jokingly made a blog for one of my OCs and I don’t wanna delete it because the url is a pun

do i get asks: Not particularly

why did i choose this url: Out On The Town by fun.

following: 108

followers: 432

average hours of sleep: I try to aim for 8 but I’ve been bad at that lately >__<;

lucky number(s): I don’t know about lucky, but I like the numbers 13 and 22

instument: I’m thoroughly incapable of playing any instrument

what am i wearing: Hunter x Hunter shirt and blue/black plaid pajama bottoms.

dream job: I just wanna live my life, man. I’d rather be a wolf in the forest or a frog in a pond than have a job.

favorite food: Pasta and sushi and cake!

last book i read: I’m currently reading the 6th No. 6 book (it’s a fan translation).

fandoms: Hunter x Hunter is the only one I really participate in, but I’m into DBZ, d.gray-man, naruto, and other anime. Oh, and of course I’m in the fun. fandom, even as we grow ever weaker.

I don’t like bugging people by tagging them so definitely don’t feel obligated or anything, but I tag @raisinjuice, @katsintriis, @highway-in-its-eyes and @kurapicha

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OUTLANDER S3 EP7 : "Creme de Menthe" or A Big Hole In the Head

What can I say about this episode?  Ugh.  It had a moment here or there, but they DID change alot from the book, even the attitudes / personalities of Jamie and Claire.  I am not here to complain about the changes, but I did NOT like the attitudes of these two this week.  It was like we were watching a totally different couple than last episode.  Remember, unlike most of the first part of this season where we were just flying through the 20 years apart at high speed, episode 6 and this one are on a 24 hour window.  

So, if you remember the end of the last episode, Claire returns to her room to find a man rifling through Jamie's belongings looking for the ledgers and threatens her life and, of course, by raping her.  This episode picks right back up there.  Claire finds a knife and in true Claire fashion, fights him off and cuts him, making him stagger back.  He gets mad and decides he is just going to kill her now, to hell with the rape.  He advances and trips over something on the floor and falls back, hitting his head on the hearth of the fireplace.  Damn hearths....always killing people!  Claire stands there stupefied and in shock.  Jamie walks in.  This is where we see a character personality change.  Jamie only asks Claire what happened and slowly comes up behind her and reaches and takes the knife away.  He doesn't, at any point, ask her if she is okay or take her in his arms.  She explains that the man was looking for the ledgers and was trying to attack her.  She leaves out details of him thinking she is a whore and wanting to rape her.  

Claire goes over to the man and sees that he is still breathing and alive, but upon checking his head wound, she concludes he has pressure building up on his brain and she vows to save him.  Jamie says to just let the man die and doesn't understand Claire being adamant about saving this guy.  He explains that if he lives, he could have her arrested as she is a woman alone with a man in a brothel and he could say SHE attacked him. 

She refuses to listen to reason and says she swore to save lives, no matter who.  Jamie and Fergus (who showed up with Madame Jeanne) are convinced that the man works for Sir Percival (the English ass trying to extort more money from Jamie for smuggling liquor).  Madame Jeanne is not pleased, because that could bring Sir Percival around to search her place and the liquor is in the basement.  Jamie sends Fergus to get Young Ian and the two of them sell off the liquor ASAP.  

Young Ian is quite the negotiator it turns out.  He would be quite the car salesman in the modern day!  They actually make a small profit for selling off the brandy and throwing in 3 casks of Creme de Menthe.

Claire dresses and heads to the apothocary shop.  She is allowed to go in front of a man asking questions about all types of herbal remedies when Claire claims she is in a hurry and will stop by and look at the man's sister.....free of charge.....if he would allow her to go ahead of him.  She asks for a trepanning tool (a drill basically) and some other assorted items.  She pays for the items and agrees to stop by the other customer's place later in the day.  Upon arriving back, Jamie and Mr. Willoughby are trying to hold down the man on the bed.  Jamie looks like he is trying to smother him, and Claire is horrified.  Jamie snaps that the idiot suddenly woke up and started to scream and carry on and that is NOT an option.  Claire hurries and gives him something to make him sleep and so she can operate.  Just then, Jamie is told that Sir Percival has arrived and he heads downstairs.

Of course, we must show and HEAR Claire drilling into the man's head ye ole tool.  Even Mr. Willoughby, who is instructed to watch over and help Claire, is visibly disturbed.  No more on this subject.

Jamie and Madame Jeanne stall Sir Percival and a creepy looking man with one blind eye.  When Sir Percival says that they are going to search the premises, Jamie says they are more than happy to.  Down in the basement they find nothing but a puddle that they think is brandy at first, but turns out to be just a small puddle of water.  “We have a leak,” Madame Jeanne explains. “That’s why we can’t store anything of value down here.”  They move on to search the rest of the brothel and of course, find nothing.

With Sir Percival quieted, at least for the moment, Jamie returns to his room to find that Claire's efforts have failed and the man is dead.  Jamie thinks it is for the best and that is not what Claire thinks.  Here again, we have a character personality change.  Claire is so over zealous with her Real Doctor status that she comes across very much as a bitch.  She recovers somewhat and apologizes to Jamie for just dropping in on him and causing so much trouble. 

One of our only sweet moments in this episode is when Jamie says “Sassenach, you came thousands of miles and 200 years to find me,” Jamie says. “I’m grateful you are here, no matter the cost. I will give up everything I have for us to be together again.” I believe there is something about living in the shadows and the sun suddenly appeared when he saw her (from their wedding night).  

This is short lived as Claire reveals she has another patient to attend to. Jamie is concerned, as she just arrived and wants Fergus to go with her.  She outright refuses which is....again....the bitch coming out.  She is really forgetting what century she is in.  She heads out to meet Archie Campbell and his sister Margaret. Claire examines the woman and grabs her wrist to check her pulse.  Margaret,  as in the books, is downright nutso.  However, they changed them from missionaries and her condition from something that had to do with Culloden to them being "psychics" as Archie explains to Claire that his sister is a seer. Claire says she seems healthy and strong and really thinks it is a mental condition.  Archie isn't surprised and just wants to know of something to keep her sleepy and quiet as they are leaving to go to the West Indies.  Claire questions him and he says his sister has a problem with just walking up to people and telling them something they don't want to hear.  Claire makes some suggestions and leaves.  Point to remember.....if they don't change much of what happens in the West Indies, we will see these two again!

Meanwhile, Fergus and Young Ian are at a pub celebrating the good luck of making a profit on the liquor.  Young Ian asks a question which leads to Fergus giving the finer points of seduction and the fact that tonight is the night in which Young Ian finally talks to the barmaid he has had his eye on.  Young Ian is horrified as he has never been with a lass. 

He asks Fergus what was it like for his first time (FYI...Young Ian is a virgin).  Fergus says it was a Menage a Trois and says it was two girls and one "Moi".  LOL!  Fergus motions for the girl, Brighid, to come over and when she does, he quickly leaves to allow Young Ian to make his move.  He makes an impression, because she sits down and allows him to buy her a whiskey (like a good Scottish girl).

Young Ian it turns out is about to get lucky (and then not so lucky).  He has taken Brighid to the print shop and is singing (not so well) to her atop a box.  They head to the back where the bed is and she kisses him.  He is turned on and like a virgin....and like Jamie on his wedding night....bends the girl over the bed and starts to hike up her skirts and undo his trousers.  She stops him and he explains that he has heard / seen the ladies at the brothel do it in this way.  Well, Brighid says that tonight she is not a whore (does this mean she is other times?) and Young Ian asks what he should do.  She smiles and just tells him to lie down and she would show him.

Back at the brothel, Claire returns and her and Jamie converse (NO.....this is NOT what we want right now!).  She suggests that maybe they could find a place of their own and Jamie is confused. He says they have everything they need right here (in a BROTHEL MAN!) and there is no rent to pay.  Claire suggests that maybe she can start healing again and get paid or maybe she could open up her own clinic (somehow I find that implausible as she is a woman and all in a difficult time period....but okay).  They don't get to finish their conversation because there is a knock at the door announcing that a Sir Ian Murray has arrived to see Mr. Malcolm.  Claire is excited to see Ian Sr. 

Turns out Ian is very shocked, even sheds a tear, to see Claire again.  She, of course, gives him the same story.  She thought Jamie and everyone had died at or after Culloden, so she decided to sail to America and just recently learned that Jamie was alive.  I would have added something about not returning to Lallybroch to live because of being pregnant and not wanting to be a burden in a tough time....but that would be just me.  

Ian is there asking Jamie if he has seen Young Ian as the daft boy ran off again.  Claire watches as Jamie outright lies to Ian's face.  He says he hasn't and Ian asks if he does see him to send him right home.  Jamie agrees and Ian says his goodbye to Claire and Jamie walks him out to the door.  Ian mentions something about a certain situation and Jamie says he knows and he is going to have Ned Gowan (holy cow....how OLD is this man now?) look into things.  Ian leaves and back in the room, Claire is not happy and asks why Jamie felt the need to lie to family which is something he would never have done before.  Jamie tries to explain that this isn't the first time that Ian has ran away and came to him.  Better with an uncle than on the streets elsewhere.  Claire asks why isn't Young Ian at home then. Jamie explains that he has tried several times to send the boy away, but to no avail.  It is obvious Claire is still not happy.

Back at the print shop, Young Ian and Brighid are having a nice time (not the hot steamy Claire and Jamie sex, but this is all we get this week).  There is a noise and then a louder one.  He gets up and looks and sees the "one-eyed" man looking through the print shop.  He orders Brighid out the back of the print shop and turns and advances towards the man.  He tells the man to get out.  The man demands to know where the casks are.  Young Ian tells him there are no casks in this shop, but the man doesn't believe him. 

They begin to fight and a struggle happens that makes them slam into a wall that happens to be the wall that Jamie hides the treasonous pamphlets.  The man is more than happy to find those and pockets a few.  He and Young Ian struggle some more and a fire starts and Young Ian manages to get the man in the eye with some very hot liquid.  The man escapes (wait....what?  I say as I am seeing this....Young Ian KILLS this man in the print shop in the book) and Young Ian is left hopelessly trying to put out the fire.

Back at the brothel, Jamie and Claire are actually arguing now about the lying to Ian.  This is leading to bad parenting choices and Claire saying that Jamie is NOT Young Ian's father. Jamie turns things around to him not having a choice on parenting Brianna and some crappy comment about the bikini is mentioned.  Jamie's jealous side about Frank raising his daughter comes out, but before any more bad and shitty comments come out, Jamie is alerted there is a fire down on Carfax Close and Jamie immediately thinks of the print shop there.

The fire is much worse now and Young Ian is trapped inside and Jamie knows it.  He grabs Claire's cloak, which seems to miraculously fire retardant, and rushes up the steps and into the print shop.  He goes in at the top and is crossing the walkway area and sees Young Ian down below. 

Like Superman, he jumps over the banister to the floor below and lands on his feet.  He looks around and sees his options are very limited to get back out.  He has to carry Young Ian and move his gigantic printing press over to a window and climb up it to get out.  Outside, tensions are high as the fire is quickly eating and destroying the building.  When Jamie and the boy are spotted, Claire rushes over to them to check on them and makes sure she makes a stab about Young Ian being "safe" here with his uncle.

Jamie decides that it is time to skip town, as now there is a man out there with those pamphlets that could get him strung up.  He decides it is time to take Young Ian home to Lallybroch.  While Claire is busy with Young Ian, Jamie pulls Mr. Willoughby aside and hands him some money.  He orders him to pay the men (the smugglers) what is owed.  Next, he tells Fergus to see if he can find that henchman with the pamphlets and to take care of the problem.  Then to contact Ned Gowan about the other issue and have him meet them at Lallybroch.

Fergus is surprised to find out that Claire still doesn't know about the "other wife".  Absolutely no comment from me on this one.  Not looking forward to the next episode really.

So the episode ends with this revelation.  Why they thought it necessary to tell the secret of Jamie being married again.  I liked how it was in the book.  Still remember my reaction when that bitch showed up.  Of course, I am sure I will have quite a bit to say next week! Just be prepared to hate Jenny Fraser....it is partially her fault.

So there is my thoughts.  I would give this episode a 4 out of 10.  Slightly disappointing as I didn't like the feel of the episode.  Jamie and Claire just got done with an incredible night of love making and seemed at ease with one another, but in this one, they were at odds and it is going to get worse before it gets better.

What did you think?  If you haven't read the books or seen spoilers, who do you think it is he is married to? Leave comments below!  Thanks for reading!

[signalsgirl2112]

DREAM #(?)

Lat night I dreamt that I went on a small tour with Gowan, as the merch table assistant. At one of the 4 stops on the tour, the band members(his son Dylan(who would sub for Todd during one part of the set for a couple Rhinegold songs), his brother Terry, Ryan Bovaird, Todd Sucherman, and Rob McAlpine) were going to be warming up and Gowan invited me to tag along just to be in their company("why sit there by yourself? Come join us! Yes, really!")

I wound up singing with them at one point - just randomly started singing along out of habit, and Gowan waved me over to join in their circle - and at the end of it I ended up harmonizing the 3rd note of the chord we ended on.

Terry all of a sudden gets a 'wtf?' Look on his face and was like "who sang the third????"

I instantly blush and look to the floor while sheepishly raising my hand. I look up and Terry, Gowan and Todd all looked at me and Terry nodded in acceptance.

Gowan started talking about maybe having me in on a song and then he was cut off by my morning alarm(where I woke up).

This was so vivid but I'm surprised I can still remember it lol.

[sueboohscorner]

OUTLANDER S3 Ep6 " A. Malcolm" aka..THE REUNION OF THE CENTURY!

Well, Outlander fans, we finally got there.  I mean they left us totally heartbroken by the end of last season to have to watch Jamie send Claire back through the stones and then we had to wait that LONG Droughlander.  Season 3 starts and everyone is like "When are they getting back together?"  and they make us wait 5 episodes then a break of TWO weeks to see Jamie and Claire together again!  Sadists.....all of them over in Outlander world!  I am just writing about it now because it was such a great episode and there is a lot to think about!  Oh, and I had to wait for my tears to dry, the puffiness in my eyes to go down and my heart to start beating again!  

As we know from last episode, we were looking from Claire's perspective when she enters the printshop and makes our leading man faint dead away.  However, they do not start where that episode left off.  They start with Jamie getting his coat and hat on and heading out for the day (from a brothel....WTH?). I have to admit, Jamie looks rather dashing in his breeks (since the tartan was banned, so no kilt for a while people!) and other 18th century attire including the staple tricorne hat.  He is walking through the streets of Edinburgh and for some reason the Bee Gee's tune from Saturday Night Fever comes to mind.  He arrives at his printshop and wipes some dirt off his sign and heads in.  

Jamie hangs up his coat and puts his hat on the table and starts to head out across the upper area and pauses suddenly when he hears male voices below in the back.  He reaches for his knife and has it at the ready, but then recognizes the voices and puts it away.  It is two of his kinsmen who obviously do something that might be construed as illegal for Jamie as he reprimands them for being at the printshop. He goes to a hidden cupboard and grabs some illegal printed material which reads "Treason" in bold across the top.  Jamie instructs the gentlemen of where to deliver these and reminds them to be extra careful because if they get caught their necks will surely be stretched.  Jamie's apprentice, Geordie arrives for work and is disgusted at the two men that are there.  Jamie sends the men off and tells Geordie that they need more ash for the presses.  Geordie, always the "pleasant" fellow, remarks that it would be ever so more convenient if Jamie would inform him of errands that need to be done the next day prior to him coming to work in the morning.  Geordie heads out and by this time we are like.....OKAY!!  When is IT happening?  

Jamie puts on some spectacles (something of which Sam Heughan highly suggested for the character) and starts to ready the press for printing.  Not much time passes and we hear the bell above ring.  Jamie makes a remark thinking it is Geordie, but we know better.  Jamie asks "Geordie" if he went all the way to Glasgow for the ash.  We hear Claire's voice say, "It isn't Geordie. It's me. Claire."  We get Jamie's view of looking up at Claire and we see him faint all over again.

When he starts to come to, we are looking through Jamie's eyes and he sees Claire's face.  Then we see his reaction, "You're real!"  he proclaims as she gently touches his face.  He goes to sit up and touches his pants in horror.  “I thought I’d lost hold altogether and pissed myself, but it’s all right,” he says and explains it was the ale pot as he picks it up.  He starts to take off his pants and then suddenly becomes self-conscience and looks at Claire who gently reminds him they are, after all and technically married. 

After taking off his pants, he comes closer to Claire and says "I verra much want to kiss you. May I?" Claire smiles and breathes out a "Yes."  Jamie goes on to talk about how many times he saw her, when he needed her the most, she was always there.  I know in the books, there were a couple of steamy sexy dreams he had of her!  He repeats a line we heard him say in the cave, "I haven't done this in a verra long time." as his lips are only a fraction of an inch from hers. 

They begin to kiss and we start to cry, but Geordie interrupts this touching moment from above saying that was it.  He quits and he is tired of working for an immoral Papist who likes to have orgies in the place of business.  HAHAHAHAA!

Jamie and Claire chuckle and Claire apologizes for causing any trouble. Jamie smiles and says Geordie just lives across the way and he will go and explain things later.  Jamie decides now is a good time to get another pair of pants which he has in a room in the back. 

He starts to go, but pauses and asks if Claire will accompany him.  You can see on his face that he is afraid that this is still a dream or that Claire will leave and wants her with him.  She agrees and as he is putting on a new pair of pants, they play an awkward game of catch-up.  Claire reaches in her pocket and says she brought these to show Jamie their daughter.  Jamie's face goes through a range of emotions.  "Daughter?"  he asks. 

Claire hands Jamie photographs and explains to him that they come from a device called a camera that captures a person's image, like a portrait, but more realistic and colorful. 

Jamie looks down at the first photo which is NOT in color, but a black and white when Bree was a baby.  You can see part of Frank in the background.  Claire was smart NOT to include a picture of Bree with Frank (a man that looks exactly like Black Jack Randall who raped and sodomized Jamie in prison).

 He asks some basic questions about how their daughter was as a baby and then what her name was.  "Brianna" Claire answers and Jamie says it but as Bree Han ah.  He thinks for a second and proclaims it is an awful name for a wee lassie.  Claire says she DID promise Jamie that she would name their child after his father Brian.  Jamie smiles at that.  ONE LINE I wish was there and wasn't.....BREE means a "great disturbance" in Gaelic....well Irish Gaelic.  

Jamie continues to go through the pictures and sees Brianna's hair so much like his own.  (Supposed to have his eyes too, but....you know....)  He notes that her hair was like her sister Faith's (there goes my heart again).  This was a nice touch that wasn't in the book.  It almost seemed sometimes in the book that Faith was all but forgotten, which no parent would ever do. 

Jamie then gets to a picture of Brianna in a bikini with a boy sitting nearby.  Jamie is scandalized and Claire tries to assure him that it is modest for the time period and it is called a bikini, something women wear to go swimming in.  Jamie is barely holding on as he looks at the pictures and when he is finished, he hands them back to Claire and stands up.  

Jamie makes a confession (another change from the book).  He confesses he has a son.  You can see Claire is hurt at the thought initially, but listens and takes the little portrait of Willie when Jamie hands it to her.  Claire simply wants to know if he loved Willie's mother.  Jamie flat out says no, but he regrets being partially responsible for her death when Willie was born and should have stopped her.  Yeah, like Geneva would have let that happen! Jamie asks about Frank; testing to see if she was happy with him and in his own way, seeing if she left him to come back.  “I was happy raising Brianna with him. He was a very good father to her,” Claire answers and things start to get that awkward feeling again.  A bell tolls off in the distance and Jamie suddenly remembers he is supposed to meet someone at the tavern for business at 1 pm. 

Out in the street on their way to the tavern, Jamie sees someone and makes Claire look in that direction with a nod of his head.  Claire hears "Milady?"  and looks to see a very grown up Fergus!  She exclaims what a handsome young man he grew to be.  He agrees (LOL!) He asks where she has been, they all thought her dead.  Claire comes up with the excuse of how she thought they were all dead at Culloden and she headed to America and now she is back. 

Fergus pulls Jamie aside.  First he asks “What about....?”, hinting at another secret (not to be revealed in this episode, so relax a little!).  Jamie interrupts him and says that he needs to consult Ned Gowan and "have him advise me on the law".  I am sorry, but I KNOW from the books what NEEDS to happen to get our lovers from Point A to Point B (aka Jamaica and America), but the writers screwed with the story line and didn't listen to their consultant when she said NOT to go down that road.  There is NOTHING they can write that will convince me why this particular thing happens.  I will explain later when you all see WHO and WHAT I am talking about. (PS....DO NOT comment below on this if you know what I am talking about so not to ruin the surprise and disgust of others for the forthcoming episode)

Jamie and Claire enter the World's End Tavern and Jamie is delayed again by having to bail out his "associate" Mr. Willoughby who turns out to be Chinese and has licked a prostitute's elbow which costs extra and he hasn't paid for that. Jamie gives Mr. Willoughby a look and fishes out some coins from his pocket and pays the lass.  He introduces the man to his wife and instructs him to sit down, behave and watch over Claire.  Claire and him converse some, as she says she expects Willoughby is NOT his real name.  Yi Tien Cho is his real name and he was basically starving and homeless when Jamie found him at the docks and saved his life.  

Meanwhile, Jamie heads to the basement and has some business (looks to be of the illegal kind) with a real Sassenach named Sir Percival.  Who claims not to trust Jamie or his word and that it is going to cost even more next time as he takes a cut of the business.

Jamie returns to fetch Claire and they head to a brothel which Madame Jeanne who runs the place, is shocked and by the looks of it downright jealous that Mr. Malcolm actually has a wife.  Jamie and Claire head up to his room. 

Claire asks why does he have a room in a brothel.  "Is it because you are such a good customer?" she asks him and he denies it, but turns the tables and asks her why she came back.  Is it to be with him or to just bring word of their daughter? Claire reverses it a little and says that she knew that he may have developed other ties during the 20 years apart, but she took a chance.  She is giving Jamie a way out if he is tied to anyone else.  “I have burned for you for so long. Do ye not know that?” he says in that low gravely sexy Jamie voice.

Dinner arrives and in one of many parallels to their wedding night, they take their time eating and talking and then Claire reaches for another grape, and Jamie consumes a grape in the sexiest way (Holy Moley!)  he finally asks the question that is like a brick wall between them. “Will ye come to bed with me, then?”  he asks looking at Claire with a longing everyone on the other side of the damn TV can feel.  She agrees.  Let the undressing begin!

The undressing takes awhile, just like on their wedding night.  Tentatively, then teasingly and downright slowly.  After Jamie is confused about the zipper on Claire's corset, they are finally both one piece of clothing away from being naked.  Jamie undresses Claire and she stands before him naked and then in the awkward silence, she covers herself with her arms and asks him to "say something." 

She is thinking that her body might not be as sexy and appealing to him after 20 years.  "You're the most beautiful woman I have ever seen" he exclaims breathless already.  She says words used on their wedding night, "I want to see you" and he removes his shirt.  Claire reminds Jamie of something he said and did on their wedding night as they were both scared and nervous then too.  That they could just start with touching.  That is when it finally happens.  That is all the ammo they need to get the hot and heavy going on.  Of course you have to throw the awkward in there and Jamie  accidentally hits his hard head on Claire's nose and she thinks at first it is broken, but Jamie tells her no, that it would be gushing blood and make an awful noise.  They try again, and this time she hits her head on the bed frame.  Then, after that is out of the way, they get it on.   I am not going to say much except it was HOT HOT HOT and the words “Do it now, and don’t be gentle” is ordered and heeded.  

The rest of the night and part of the morning is more of the sex.  I mean after all, they DO have 20 years to make up for right?  Parts of that are broken up with conversation.  Sam Heughan gets to show off his awesome behind and muscles as he gets up and heads to the table and sits down to have a snack.  Claire tries to guess what it is that he actually does.  It takes a few tries and some sex in between but she finally gets it out of him that sure he is a printer and has been questioned and accused many times, but the courts haven't found any evidence so far. Jamie finally says that printing is not a very profitable business, but alcohol smuggling is and explains this is where the brothel and Madame Jeanne come in.  Claire goes to remark about how Jamie gets his share, but Jamie stops her and says that the alcohol is simply stored in the basement and Madame Jeanne takes her share of that. Claire asks about his large scar on his thigh and Jamie merely answers with one word "Culloden".  Then....more sex....of course.

Then onto the talking of love, and Claire asks Jamie “Did you ever fall in love with anyone else, after I left?” and he says, “No, Sassenach. I never loved anyone but you.”  While exploring hands, Claire asks Jamie if he remembers asking her what it was between them and Jamie replies yes, but Claire didn't know.  Claire tells Jamie that it is still there and she still doesn't know what it is.  It is called a SOULMATE connection Claire. Then they start to make love again and there is a knock on the door and they are asked about having breakfast brought up.  So, yeah....they have been at it ALL NIGHT.  Jamie says no and Claire asks him jokingly "Don't you want to eat?"  Jamie smiles coyly and heads south.  

Claire wakes up to find Jamie fully dressed and strapping up his boots.  He apologizes that he has some business to attend to and for her to stay there in the room. Yeah, that worked so well in the past man!  Jamie heads out and eventually Claire gets out of bed and starts to pick at what is left over from last night's dinner. 

There is a knock on the door and since the door never was re-locked, a young teen walks in and is immediately surprised to see a woman standing there.  Turns out to be young Ian....you know....that baby that backwoods Jamie held and hid in the closet with in the beginning of the season. Time sure does fly by on this show!  Claire introduces herself and Young Ian is as surprised as Fergus was.  There is also that look of concern that Fergus had also.  

After that very brief conversation and Young Ian leaves, Claire, never really heeding Jamie's advice, leaves the room wrapped in a blanket and heads in search of more food.  She is greeted by some of the working girls having breakfast at the table at the bottom of the stairs.  They assume she is a new girl and are ready to give advice of all sorts.  Claire just sits, eats some food and listens with interest.  One fascinating subject is birth control.  Claire suggests mug wort, but one of the girls talks about a bit of sponge drenched with vinegar works in a pinch!  Another girl pipes up about where to stick a finger or two to get a customer off and then of course bathing practices.  It is pretty much the whole conversation as it is in the book and that is what I love.  A customer is seen out front and a girl tells Claire she hates it when they come during the day and it is the new girls, like Claire that usually have to tend to them.

The conversation is cut short by Madame Jeanne coming in and being totally shocked as to why "Madame Fraser" is there.  Well, it turns out that breakfast was not brought up and Madame is not happy.  Once again, we get the feeling that perhaps the Madame has feelings for Jamie or something.  She tells Claire to go back upstairs.

Claire approaches the room and sees the door is cracked and upon opening it there are papers and stuff all over the floor.  She looks up and sees a dangerous looking man rooting through Jamie's stuff. 

She demands he cease what he is doing and leave.  The scoffs and calls her a "just a whore" and demands to know where Jamie's ledgers are.  Claire tells him she doesn't know and he offers to rape (though that is not the exact word he used) her to "jog her memory".  He advances on Claire and grabs her throat.  

This is where the episode ends and I wasn't happy with that.  One, after such a lovely, love-filled episode it ended on such a violent note.  Two, at least in the preview of the next episode, it makes it look like Claire kills the man.  Mr. Willoughby kills the man in the book and there is Creme de Menthe involved.

Overall, I loved the episode.  This season has been pretty strong, though still feel rushed because they are only doing 13 episodes for a book that probably could have been 18 if not 20 easy.  I am just super happy that Jamie and Claire are back together, now let the adventure begin!